Subaru Leone (1979 - 1989)

Last updated 7 November 2013

Buying Guide

Good

• This was thenear legendary car that made Subaru famous.
• A Texas bank got 600,000 miles out of one.
• Can represent a cheap, reliable car for those who need four-wheel-drive in the winter.

Bad

• Starting to get really old now and onto their 8th or 10th owners.
• May be impossible to check history.
• Suspension bushes go.
• Remember, Japanese cars are designed to be very reliable for up to 7 years.
• They aren't built to last longer than this, so very few of them left alive.

Watch

• Rust.
• Broken front subframes.
• Any signs of having been used by a farmer (bits of straw under the carpet, strange dents, farmyard smells).
• If it has seat covers, look underneath - especially the top of the back seat.
• If tyre wear is uneven, best to walk away unless car is cheap